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MFSA2011-40 Firefox: Code installation through holding down Enter (CVE-2011-2372)

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MFSA2011-40 Firefox: Code installation through holding down Enter (CVE-2011-2372)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/28/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/14/2012
Modified
02/13/2015

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 6, Thunderbird before 7.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.4 do not prevent the starting of a download in response to the holding of the Enter key, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted web site.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-3_6_23
  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-7_0

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